Escutcheon



May 17, 1932. E, L TElCH 1,858,604

ESCUTCHEON Filed May 19, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INV ENTOR Efmt l). Talib,

TTORN EYS Patented May 17, 1932 UNITED sTATEs Pari-:INTl i ERNEsT L.yTEIOII, OF NEW BRITAIN, CoNNECTICUT,. AssIGNOR To TIIE AMERICANHARDWARE CORPORATION, OE NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OEI l iCONNECTICUT EscUTcIIEON Application nled May 19,

My invention relates to escutcheons for doors, and hasspecial referenceto such devices for sheet metal doors.

One of the objects of the present invention if is to provideV means ofnovel and improved construction for securing escutcheons to doors,especially sheet metal doors.

Another object of the invention is to" pro- Y vide means which aresimple, strong and durablein construction for securing escutcheons todoors, especially sheet metal doors, whereby the'escutcheons may beeasily aplied' and `when applied are securely and Y* firmly held'withoutdanger of the securing' lfmeans becoming loosened or otherwise de'-Vranged.

A further'obj ect of the invention is to provide novel and improvedattaching means for escutcheons and other articles.

20.M The several features of my invention, wherebyA the above-mentionedand other Objects may beattained, will be readily understood from thefollowing description and acp companying drawings, in which:

" Figure 1 is a sideview of a portion of a sheet metal door to whichescutcheons and their securing means embodying the features of myinvention in their preferred form are Y shown applied;l

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional elevation taken substantially on the line2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional-elevation on a greatly enlarged scaleshowing especially the securing means for theescutohe'ons;

Fig. 4 is a detail side elevation of afportion of the securing meansshown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional plan view taken onthe line 5 5 of Fig. 3,with one of the c securing members removed; and

which are inserted through apertures in the projecting ends of thevfaceplate 8 ofthe lock case, and screwed into projecting pieces 10 securedto the inner side of the edgewall ofV Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are viewscorrespondingl duced ends 24`ofthe stud members.

securing membersare held rfirmly in alinem'ent bythe close-fittingengagement between the portions -22`Of the stud members vand the outer1930. serial Nc. 453,544;

the door.

the lock, and the Shanks of knobslh.

In accordance with thel present invention, one ofthe escutcheongplates12Yhasa1stud member 18 projecting from theinner side of each endVportion, and the' otherescutcheon plate has similarly mountedA socketmembers 20adapt`ed to receive the ends of the'members 18.` The endportion 22 of each stud mein.

.ber when the members are brought together, closely'fits the outer end"of the socket inem ber 20, andthe stud'membe'r is providedwitli areducedprojecting end 2li.'v Angripping washer 26 f' is arrangedwithineach socket Vmember, and'has a projecting tongue 28 that is looselyreceived in anya'perture' in the socket member, and a dia'metrioally:rOpposite tongue SO'eXtends throughian'elongated slot 32 in the socketmember.` A coiled spring 34 is arranged within the socket member betweenthebottom thereof andthewasher 26 so as to tend to tip the Vgripping'washer' in o ne direction about the axis of the connec tionbetwx'eenvthe tongue 28 of the washer and the socket member. Y i To apply theescutche'onplates tothe door the securing members 18 and 2O areinsertedl through apertures in the opposite sides of the door and themembers 18 are caused'to enter the ends of the socket members 20, thereduced ends 24' of the' studmembers being inserted through thegrippingwashers26. Thestiud and socket members are of thesame diameterso that holes ofl the samesize may be cut through the sides of the doorto receive them, said membersfclosely'tting'the holes inthe doors.Whenthe plates are thusapp'liedand firmly pressed against the door andthe securtip outwardly and thus to firmly gripthe re- The two endportions of the socket members:

When it is desired to remove the escutch# Y The escutcheons compriseplatesy 12 of any siutable form havingv aperturesv for v receiving a pintumbler lockA cylinden'la of 790-" ing membersengaged, as abovedescribed,Y the" springs 34' cause the gripping' washers 26to it ismerely necessary to remove the lock cylinder 14, knobs 16 and the lockcase 4, whereupon by means of a suitable tool 36, inserted through theopening in the edge of the door,

In case'the escutcheon plates 12 are made ofY thin sheet metal,reinforcing strips 38 (Fig. 2) may be secured across the inner sides ofthe ends thereof by rivets 40, and the securing members 18 and 2Osuitably riveted at 42 to the central portions of the strips 38, thesecentral portions firmly engaging the sides of the doors when theescutcheons are applied. y

In some cases, however, the ends of the securing members 18 and 20 maybe directly riveted at 44 to the escutcheon plates (Fig. 6).

`Also, if 4desired instead of riveting'the securing members totheescutcheon plates, the outer ends of, said members may be provided withheads 46*y (Fig. 7 and theA members merely inserted through apertures inthe ends of the escutcheon plates,` the heads abutting against the outersurfaces of theescutcheon p ates. i Y

In case the escutcheon plates are cast, the securing members may be castintegral therewith as shown in Fig. 8. Y i From the foregoing it will beapparent that by improved means for securing the escutcheon plates issimple, strong and durable, that the plates may be easily andquicklyapplied, and that when applied they are firmly and securely held. YWhile my vimproved attaching means is particularly adapted for attachingescutcheons to opposite sides of a door it willbe apparent that it maybe used for attaching but one escutcheon to a door and, moreover, forattaching various other articles. It will also be apparent to'thoseskilled in the art that my 1nvention permits various other modificationsto be made without departing from the spirit kthereof or the scope ofthe appended claims.

, What I claim is: y

1. Escutcheons of the class described having, in combination, two platesfor opposite sides of a door, saiddoor having an opening in its edge forreceiving a lock,members proj ecting from the plates for insertionthrough apertures in opposite sides of the door, and

. means acting automatically when said members are inserted throughsaid. apertures to secure the members together, said apertures being incommunication with said opening, and said securing means being soconstructed and arranged as to permit it to be released by means of asuitable tool inserted through said opening.

2. Escutcheons of the class described havspring Yand washer through theinner end thereof and being constructed to closely fit a portion of theother member. Y

3. Escutcheons of theclass sides of a door, a socket member projectingfrom one of the plates, a member projecting from the other plate adaptedto Aenter, the socket member and providedwith a portion fitting saidsocket member ,and a reduced end, a washer mounted in the socket memberfor receiving said reducedend when the members are brought together, atongue and slot con-` nection between the washer and the socket` memberso as to permit the washer to .tipi

in one direction to grip said reduced end to hold the two memberstogether, and a spring interposed between said washer and the bottom ofthe socket member. tending to thus tip said washer. y Y

4. Escutcheons of the class described having, in combination, two platesfor opposite sides of a door, said plates being .made of sheet metal, areinforcing strip secured'across the underside of each end vof each ofsaid plates, members secured to said reinforcing strips of the twoplates for insertion through apertures in opposite sides of the doors,and means acting automatically when the plates are applied and saidmembers are inserted through said apertures to secure said memberstogether. j Y

5. An attaching device of the class described comprising va socketmember, a member adapted to enter said socket member, and means actingautomatically when said members are thus engaged to secure the twomembers together comprising a gripping washer mounted for tippingmovement in the socket member and adapted to receive the end of theother member, and a spring tending to tip said washer so as toV cause ittogrip the indescribed havy ing, in combinatiomtwo plates for oppositekiig Y serted member, said socket memberbeing adapted to receive thespring and washer through the inner end thereof and being constructed toclosely fit a portion of the other member.

6. An attaching deviceY of the class diescribed comprising a tubularsocket member, a member adapted to enter the open inner end of saidsocketY member, and means acting automatically when said members arethus 5 name to this specification.

engaged to secure the two members together comprising a gripping washermounted for tipping movement in the socket member and adapted to receivethe end of the other member, and a spring tending to tip said washer soas to cause it to grip the inserted member, said spring and grippingWasher being insertable in said open inner end of said socket member,and said gripping washer and said socket member having provision ofmeans for holding the gripping member from outward movement.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my ERNEST L. TEICI-I.

